Exports of liquefied natural gas globally increased to 34.59 million tons last month, which was the highest on record, the Gas Exporting Countries Forum reported. The increase was driven by a boost in imports, at an annual 3.7%, which in turn was driven by a surge in demand in the …
Read More »China Continues Russian Arctic LNG Imports despite Sanctions
The sanctioned Russian Arctic LNG export facility continues to ship cargoes to China as the U.S.-sanctioned project did not incur additional sanctions in Wednesday’s U.S. package imposed “as a result of Russia’s lack of serious commitment to a peace process to end the war in Ukraine.” While the U.S. slapped …
Read More »Europe’s Natural Gas Futures Draw Record Open Interest
Total open interest in Europe’s benchmark gas futures surged to a record high this week, exchange data compiled by Bloomberg showed on Friday, in a sign that the lull in European gas trading could be over with the colder weather. The market has become more liquid in recent days, and …
Read More »Egypt Defers LNG Import Cargoes on Weaker Demand
Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), the state-owned gas firm, has asked its LNG suppliers to delay the delivery of at least 20 cargoes that it had to receive by the end of the year, anonymous sources familiar with the plans told Bloomberg, as Egypt struggles to anticipate actual gas …
Read More »Ukraine Looks to Boost Gas Imports by 30% after Russian Attacks
Ukraine has discussed with G7 countries additional natural gas imports as it seeks to boost imports by 30% to offset the damage from Russian strikes on its gas infrastructure, Ukrainian Energy Minister Svitlana Grynchuk said on Tuesday. In recent weeks, Russian strikes have caused “significant” damage to the gas production …
Read More »Iran Boosts Natural Gas Reserves with New Discovery
Iran claims a new natural gas discovery would add an estimated 10 trillion cubic feet to its gas reserves and could help offset an expected energy imbalance. Iran has discovered significant gas and oil reserves at the Pazan field in the southern part of the Fars province, Iranian Oil Minister …
Read More »LNG Demand for Marine Fuel Set to Skyrocket by 2030
Global LNG demand growth will be supported not only by higher power and gas consumption but also by surging demand from the shipping industry, where liquefied natural gas is poised to become key to replacing the dirtier fuel oil and other oil-based marine fuels. Demand for LNG bunkering is expected …
Read More »Record-Low Canadian Natural Gas Prices Prompt Production Curbs
Canadian producers are temporarily shutting in natural gas wellheads amid a record-low negative pricing at the key Alberta gas hub. The price of natural gas at the AECO Hub, the Canadian benchmark price for natural gas on the Nova Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) system, has been weak all summer and …
Read More »China Defies Sanctions with Sixth Russian Arctic LNG Cargo
China has received a sixth LNG cargo from Russia’s heavily sanctioned Arctic export project in a sign that the Chinese-Russian trade from Arctic LNG 2 has been flourishing in recent weeks despite U.S. and European sanctions on the project. The Arctic Mulan discharged its LNG cargo at the Chinese terminal …
Read More »Natural Gas is America’s Secret Weapon in the AI Power Race
Top natural gas producers and pipeline operators expect the industry and various U.S. states to accelerate approval and development of natural gas infrastructure in the new normal American electricity market of rising demand and consumer bills. American ratepayers have seen electricity prices rising at a faster pace than U.S. inflation …
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